Yesterday me and hubby went scrap metaling during the day, as we were going to a friends, Wizard asked if he could come to play with his friend while we worked. So the girls stayed home and the rest of us headed out to our friends, initially we were just going to borrow their flat bed trailor however it turned out our work would be at their house cutting up large metal beams they needed removed so it worked out great! We went and turned in our load then came and picked up the girls then back out to our friends to drop off their trailor and pick up Wizard. From there we took them to a Carnival we knew was going on in Asheboro and had a blast! It is kind of funny because I use to be a thrill seeker and loved any ride at a carnival or amusement park. Over the years however I have been having hearing problems and think my equalibrium is way more off than I thought as all the rides made me really ill. The only ride I was okay with was the Spider but I went on 2 other spinning rides that made me really sick, however my stomach would settle down. The ride that really did me in was the last ride where it was basically a little roller coaster with lots of flashing lights of different colors and man I could not take those lights! I have never gotten that sick in my life! However I must say I am so proud of Wizard who is NOT at all into carnival rides and the first ride we went on was the Pharoahs Fury which is that big ship that swings back and forth and he HATED it, said he would not go on another ride but he went on 3 other rides after that! I am very proud of him! He enjoyed the other rides too! Well after the last ride we went on that did me in, we went out to the Golden Coral to eat……….UGH I almost went back out to the car while everyone else ate but I decided to man up and deal with it. I could not even stomach the coffee which is BAD, I always am up for coffee! So I got a water and 10 bucks worth of apple sauce and mashed potatos! I had to make sure not to look at anyone elses plates, especially hubby’s! It took me over an hour to start feeling better, I thought I was even going to pass out at a few points but I got through it. Jelly bean was more than happy to go get my plate of apple sauce and she brought back a piece of chicken for me that I nibbled on the whole time, very slowly! I felt bad though because all my kids felt horrible at how sick I had gotten but I kept reassuring them that I would be okay and I am glad they all had fun.
This was the first time Jelly bean has ever been able to go to a carnival, so it was tons of fun. She went to an amusement park once when we visited her grandparents in Indiana but when we lived in the UP of michigan hubby always had to work on the carnivals so we never got to go and there was no amusement parks near us. It is always fun being able to do something with the kids they have never gotten to do before as it never fails to make their eyes light up and I love that part! I also learned the lesson that I am not young anymore and thrill rides are over for me as much as I love them, I will be the one on the ground taking pictures in the future!
